Chris Tummings
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Chris Tummings is a British actor, singer, and musician whose professional career began in 1979 with Mustapha Matura's play Welcome Home Jacko at The Factory in London. He was a founding member of the Black Theatre Co-operative, a company dedicated to producing work centred on the Black experience.
His extensive theatre credits include Soul Sister (Savoy Theatre and UK and world tour), The Harder They Come (Playhouse Theatre and UK and world tour), and The Big Life (Apollo Theatre). On British television, he is known for his lead role in the Channel 4 comedy No Problem and appearances in Desmond's and the sketch show Get Up Stand Up. His more recent screen credits include The Widow (Amazon Prime) and Stay Close (Netflix).
In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), Tummings portrayed the Police Chief of the New York Police Department. The character appears in Mayor Walter Peck's office as Peck goes through the list of code violations the Ghostbusters incurred while chasing the Sewer Dragon through the city, and later accompanies Peck to the NYPD station following an incident at the New York City Public Library. The Police Chief had a line of dialogue that was cut from the final version of the film.